Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-08
A LONG REJ0lNDER
FROM THE ANTECAUCUS MEN TO THE eau
CTS DEMOCRATS.
The Republican War Cry Of Monopoly and
Bribery Brought into Play-Ant-Csucus
Men Vote for Newman, Who Rolls Up
Hsyen=RssOlu6On Regarding Pairs.
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Mr.. Maxwell raised the point OF order
that it could not be considered until after
a ballot had been taken, and the Chair
decided the point well taken.
Gen. Bushrod Price then got the floor
and nominated LewisS. Newman, of Mar
shall county, for United States Senator
He said he had known him from his youth
up to the present time; that he was high
minded, honorable and intelligent gentle
man, and in every way fitted to fill the po-
sition; that he had served in both branches
of the Legislature and had been chairman
of the Senate Finance Committee; that he
was former hard workingman and earned
his living by the sweat of his brow. "A
silent monitor Placing his hand upon his
heart. urges me, he continued to stand
up with my feeble voice and speak IN be-
half Of that mighty class, the wOrkingmen.
These millions of workingmen are my con-
stituents and intend to help them here
in this cause to the best of my ability, so
help ME God. took my stand Ill favor
of the working people, many years ago,
and all the power and influence can never
drive me from that position, and Will
continue to persue the even tenor OF my
way
REGARDLESS OF THE STORM AND HOWL
that surrounds ME here consequent upon
nv course in this Senatorial matter. l
want these newspapers to publish the fact
that fifteen or twenty million OF working
people have no representiye i'll the United
States Senate. Then do | ask too much
when | ask that one of their number be
sent to the United States Senate? think
not. 1t has been said that | am misrepre-
Senting NV constituents IN tins matter.
BE it so. My constituency is not bound
by the limits of the Second Senatorial dis
trict. They are the millions | have been
talking of and | intend to stand by them
THOUGH THE HEAVENS FALL.
II say to my Democratic friends beware,
for that grand old panty of ours will be
wrecked and OyerthrOwn unless you can
give the working class to understand and
know that that party OF all parties is the
best friend to the wOrkiugman, and you
can do that by electing Mr.. Newman.
A vote was then taken and resulted As
follows:
Camden -, Gen. Duval 81, Newman II,
johnson /, Boreman /; II absent and not
voting. The ants voted for Newman.
ANSWER OF THE ANTG-CArCUS MEN.
The following communication has heen
handed to the caucus Democrats by the
anti-caucus members of the Legislature,
and sets forth, rs they claim, their posi-
tion in the Senatorial contest:
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 4, 1887.
To Hon. d. G,ciRa and other Members Of
hc Hohse Of DsIsgdtes Of HtSi I'ngidid.
GENrLEMEN:-W be@ leave tn ac-
knowledge the receipt of your cOmmuni-
cation this day handed to us in reply to
our former communication in reference to
the election of a United States Senator.
We did not prepare our former communi-
cation with a view to its publication, but
since YOU, have seen fit to publish
both it and your reply, we
believe it to he due to ourselves
To rejoin and to set forth briefly the
motives which have prompted our action
in refusing to go into the caucus held ON
January 18th, or to recognize the binding
obligation of its decision. We have not
concealed from ourselves the fact that we
are the representatives of 4 constituency to
whose interests and wishes we owe a prior
and higher allegiance than to the dictates
of any caucus. Upon legislative ques-
tion it is not claimed that any representa-
tive could yield to the decision OF q party
caucus, either obedience to the wishes OF
his constituents or his own conscientious
convictions OF duty to the public interests.
We cannot perceive upon what lower OF
different ground we can act in the dis
charge of the high duty OF electing Sena'
tor. With this conviction upon this sub
iect, we, after the most mature dellbera'
ton concluded that we could moi
under the circumstances, conscientiOusly
suppOrt Mr.. Camden for United States
senator. We found, however, that by
practices and methods which we could but
condemn his nomination in caucus was :
foregone conclusion. To participate IN
caucus was TO assist in his election, t.
help carry out what we considered deep
laid scheme TO defeat the will OF the peo'
pie of this State. This we could not con
cent to do. We realized that Mr.. Camden
had used the Federal patronage IN this
State not for patriotic purposes, nor even
70 strengthen the organization OF the
Democratic party, but solely to construct
system OF political machinery to hi
operated so as to secure his own re'
election. Ii is only necessary tC
consider the various Federal appointments
for which he il responsible in this State tC
realize the truth of this statement. One
of the fundamentl ii principles OF our party
has ever been the non-interterence OF the
Federal Government in State elections and
legislation. IL WAS the continued outrage
Gus violation of this principle by the Re
publican party that led TO its overthrow II
the last National election. And yet TIM
great Democratic doctrine has been openly
and llagrantly violated in this contest by
uartizans of Mr.. Camden. Ia spite OF Mr.
Cleveland's orders upon this subject, W.
found that the Federal appOintees wer'
seeking to control nominations and carry
primaries in Mr.. Camden'S tayOr.
I'VE found they sought to control TIT
press of the State, and we saw them herr
in solid and aggressive phalanx, urging
Mr.. Camden's reelection and seeking u
influence members. The United State
Marshal, the Collector of Internal Reve
nue., the United States District Attorney
and large number of their reSpectlv,
deputies, besides several postmaSters ant
other Federal officials, who owed tbel
appointments to Mr.. Camden, were her
in Charleston for days before tn
sO-called caucus was held. Beside
= large number Of other persons from differ
ent parts of the State, whom We have rea
son TO believe were brought and kept her
at Mr.. Camden's expense, all clamorou
for his reelection. We believe moreover
that many delegates during this canvas
had been rendered, by Mr.. Camden, and II
| MANY aaSaS had raaaiya1 rnnnay frnm hin